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Electoral wardE05012763

Abbeygate ward, West Suffolk

Abbeygate is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,678 residents in 2,649 households — 2,754 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency; for county elections it is in the Tower division.

Residents, 20214,678council ward average 4,203
Households2,6491.77 residents per household
Density2,754/ km²about 1.70 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+25.3%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 9.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.1% · 147
5–92.4% · 112
10–153.9% · 181
16–194.4% · 208
20–247.2% · 337
25–3418.3% · 858
35–4916.0% · 749
50–6419.3% · 904
65–7411.8% · 551
75–849.4% · 441
85+4.1% · 190

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.1% · 745
1 car or van50.8% · 1,345
2 cars or vans17.3% · 458
3 or more3.8% · 101
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.

Owned outright28.0% · 741
With mortgage15.4% · 407
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented18.9% · 500
Private rented37.4% · 992

Type of home

Detached house9.1% · 240
Semi-detached house14.2% · 376
Terraced house41.5% · 1,099
Purpose-built flat26.7% · 708
Converted house2.5% · 67
Other conversion2.0% · 54
Above shop / office4.0% · 105
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012763
County division
Tower
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
9 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Bury St Edmunds

Other wards in the same constituency

BBardwell26.1% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned2,645BBarningham29.6% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,697EEastgate30.7% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned2,551IIxworth26.8% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned2,297MMinden25.0% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned5,733MMoreton Hall14.5% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned7,689PPakenham & Troston18.1% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned2,884RRougham25.4% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned2,450SSouthgate29.4% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned4,066SSt Olaves14.1% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned5,222SStanton29.8% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,916TThe Fornhams & Great Barton36.0% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned4,149TTollgate17.4% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned6,129WWestgate31.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned5,214

All 43 wards of West Suffolk

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.